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Eminem's 'MMLP 2' sells 792,000 records

Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP 2 is the second highest-selling album so far this year.

According to Billboard.com, the album sold 792,000 copies in its first week in stores. Only Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience has had a stronger opening, selling 968-thousand copies in its first week.

Apart setting the mark for this year's second-biggest opening week, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 also posts the sixth-biggest sales week in the last five years. T

The strong opening propels the album to the top of the Billboard 200 chart, earning Eminem his seventh number one album.